I fully agree that a number of traditional IT jobs will disappear and that new ones will be created. But with the digitization of the world, with the consumerization of IT there are tremendous opportunities for IT literate people outside the IT department. Information Technology increasingly percolates enterprise products, processes and services. We need people having a good understanding of the possibilities of IT to help evolve and innovate. If you want to understand my point of view, you may want to read http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Cloud-Source-Blog/IT-of-the-future-Getting-a-real-job-in-information-technology/ba-p/119221